Re: Johnson 1983 60 hp tilt and trim
I am in the procesess of rebuilding one of these right now. To be certain we are talking of the same unit, has 2 lift rods, one on each side of transom. Pump/motor is on the starboard side.
If this is the same the OMC manual states, " The only approved fluids for this are OMC POWER TRIM and TILT Fluid or DexronII automatic transmission fliud" Couldn't tell you anything about the Pennzoil.
Most of the seals are still available and not real exspensive. Many of the hard parts are NLA. The port cylinder is the trim and the Starboard cylinder is the tilt. If it is leaking the seals should be replaced and then there is most likely air in the line, kind of like brakes, and will need to be bleed out. Long process.